Self-Portrait
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Accession Number
1985.78
Tags
bustpainterprintmakersculptorself-portrait
About this artwork
The intense stare and looming presence of this self-portrait reveal Curryâs confidence at a turning point in his career. In 1927 he had returned to the United States after studying drawing in Paris, and a year later his paintings had attained national acclaim. Here Curryâs draftsmanship corresponds with his artistic success. The bold lines and powerful swaths of shadow drawn with the broad side of the charcoal reveal the artistâs increasing self-assurance.